I've confirmed with several sources that Ernest Miller was informed he was being released at last night's Smackdown taping in Tacoma, Washington. Miller had handled commentary duties on Velocity prior to being moved into the Smackdown roster as a full-time worker. His lone PPV match for the company was at the Royal Rumble last month in Philadelphia.

Miller joins Zach Gowen and Chris Kanyon as talent released from WWE within the last week. It is believed one of the reasons so many talents are being released is that several workers from OVW will be brought up to the main roster shortly.

Edge: So it shouldn't be long before I come back, since Smackdown's gonna need another main eventer.Funaki: There's always Bob Holly.Edge: HAHAHAHAHAHA!! What? You're serious? DUDE! How long have I been out???

FUCK YOU VINCE! FUCK THE MCMAHONS! Ernest Miller gets released and that piece of shit Randy Orton gets a WrestleMania match with Mick Foley? I swear I'm THISCLOSE to quitting wrestling, THISCLOSE. I'd follow him to TNA, if he goes there, but I don't wanna actually have to PAY to support someone I like. Fucking WWE.

Originally posted by fuelinjectedFUCK YOU VINCE! FUCK THE MCMAHONS! Ernest Miller gets released and that piece of shit Randy Orton gets a WrestleMania match with Mick Foley? I swear I'm THISCLOSE to quitting wrestling, THISCLOSE. I'd follow him to TNA, if he goes there, but I don't wanna actually have to PAY to support someone I like. Fucking WWE.

Aw hell, I was really hoping they'd keep him around long enough to get into the next Smackdown game. His entrance music wouldn't be quite as great for my own as Reverend D-Von's was, but it'd do just fine.

It is believed one of the reasons so many talents are being released is that several workers from OVW will be brought up to the main roster shortly.

Now that's odd. Didn't we just see a report two weeks ago saying that WWE was upset with the OVW roster and weren't going to be taking any of them for a while?

Seriously I don't think dropping Kanyon, the Cat, or Zach means they're opening spots up as much as trimming down for now. At least I hope that's what it means. Beyond Dinsmore, Nova, and maybe one or two others, there really isn't anyone ready to come up from OVW right now - they got nearly wiped out last year when WWE brought a lot of the guys in.